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Posted at Mon Nov 14 01:36:08 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/1182758 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/1182758 Cindy Mon Nov 14 01:36:08 UTC 2011
Posted at Mon Nov 07 05:51:48 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/1172863 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/1172863 Cindy Mon Nov 07 05:51:48 UTC 2011
The most famous food of Pizza Hut in China is not its pizza but the help-youself salad.
If you ordered the salad, the waiter would give you a bowl, and you could fill it with what ever you want, but you had only one chance.
So people always wanted to fill as much as possible, and this became kind of a game.
There was even some articles on the Internet to teach you how to fill more.
Now, Pizza Hut said they are out of charge because of the salad, and they stop serving it.

Posted at Wed Nov 25 08:56:06 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/294294 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/294294 Cindy Wed Nov 25 08:56:06 UTC 2009
As the traditional views, a man must get married and have a kid. Because gay men are not totally accepted by the society, so they probably won't tell their parents. Their parents will be worried if they don't get married, so they pretended to get married with a woman. Some of them are lesbian and knew they were gay, but some didn't. These women are very desperate in marriage and some of them finally chose to divorse.

Posted at Wed Aug 19 07:15:22 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/216358 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/216358 Cindy Wed Aug 19 07:15:22 UTC 2009
This morning, the moon shaded the sunlight and casted a dark shadow on the earth. This shadow covers a big thin area including India and China.

In Beijing, we could only observe the partial solar eclipse. But the cloud was very thick, so the sunlight became very week. We could observe the sun without special glasses.

I heard that an American astrophysicist Fred Espenak also known as Mr. Eclipse had observed more than 20 eclipses in person. I hope I can observe a total solar eclipse sometime.

Posted at Wed Jul 22 06:25:36 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/197678 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/197678 Cindy Wed Jul 22 06:25:36 UTC 2009
This reminds me of the novel Ninteen-eighty Four and the film Clockwork Orange. But I find the reality is more terrible than them.

Fortunately, the therapy will be stopped by the Ministry of Health very soon.



Posted at Tue Jul 14 12:18:39 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/192132 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/192132 Cindy Tue Jul 14 12:18:39 UTC 2009
A 13-story apartment building fell down in Shanghai, the biggest city in China. The investigation result claimed that the cause of the collapse was not the poor construction quality of the building but the pressure difference on each side of the building.

The people who had already paid for the apartments would either get the money back or get another apartment built by the same company. Of couse, they were not content with this.



Posted at Mon Jul 13 09:49:11 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/191331 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/191331 Cindy Mon Jul 13 09:49:11 UTC 2009
Michael Jackson was very popular in China in the 80s. At that time, China just started to open its door and many modern things from the western came in. Michael Jackson's dance was one of them. Young people learnt his dance on the street and made the old people feel very shock.

Michael Jackson has influenced many Chinese people especially the generation of 70s and 80s.

Posted at Fri Jun 26 03:13:48 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/179821 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/179821 Cindy Fri Jun 26 03:13:48 UTC 2009
It must have some relationship with the news a few days ago. The official TV station CCTV reported that there were many adult informations on google.cn and that should be punished. Today, the punishment comes.

Maybe they can block whatever website they want, but they can't stop the steps of history.

Posted at Wed Jun 24 14:30:54 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/178878 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/178878 Cindy Wed Jun 24 14:30:54 UTC 2009
Today, I have been to the exhibition of J.M.W. Turner's painting. Turner is a famous English artist in the 19th century. He is adept in landscape painting. He is very skilled in representing the light, and that is why he is known as "the painter of light".

His painting usually shows the power of nature ,so the people take very little space in the painting. This is like Chinese ancient landscape painting. But we believe people should live in harmony with nature. It is different from the western culture.

Standing in front of his painting, I felt like I was in the painting and I could even feel the sunlight shone on me. It was really amazing.

Posted at Tue Jun 23 10:32:38 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/177989 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/177989 Cindy Tue Jun 23 10:32:38 UTC 2009 Some people think that E-books will replace the traditional books. First, the traditional books are heavy and not convenient to carry. Second, E-books can be stored in a CD of flash memory or other electronic devices, so they won’t take much place. Third, many forests disappear because of the paper we use to print books. E-books are better for the environment.
However, I don’t agree with them. On one hand, it is more comfortable to read on papers than on LED screens. On the other, it is a joy to read a traditional book, but we will lose it when traditional books are replaced by E-books.

Posted at Fri Jun 19 03:46:59 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/174986 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/174986 Cindy Fri Jun 19 03:46:59 UTC 2009 The collages should start some mental health classes, and teach the students to conquer the negative attitude towards life. They should also arrange some interesting activities to help students to let the pressure out.
Meanwhile, we should go and get some help from the professionals when we are suffered from some pressure. We can also talk to our friends and teachers about our problems.

Posted at Fri Jun 19 03:45:57 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/174985 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/174985 Cindy Fri Jun 19 03:45:57 UTC 2009
1) In the computers produced and for sale in China, the latest version of Green Dam should be pre-installed ;in the in-ported computers, the software should be installed before sale.

一、在我国境内生产销售的计算机出厂时应预装“绿坝-花季护航”软件最新适用版本；进口计算机在国内销售前应预装“绿坝-花季护航”软件最新适用版本。

2) The Green Dam should be pre-installed in the Hard-Disk of the computer or in the CD with it, and as a backup file in the backup CD or backup partition.

二、“绿坝-花季护航”软件应预装在计算机硬盘或随机光盘内，且在恢复分区和恢复光盘中作为备份文件。

3) The provider of Green Dam should support the computer companies with the pre-installation.

三、“绿坝-花季护航”软件提供者应采取积极措施，支持计算机生产企业开展预装相关工作。

4) The enterprises of computer production and sale should finish the pre-installation before the end of June 2009. In all computer produced and for sale after July 1st 2009, the Green Dam shall be pre-installed.

四、计算机生产及销售企业应于2009年6月底完成“绿坝-花季护航”软件预装测试等相关工作，2009年7月1日后出厂和销售的计算机应预装“绿坝-花季护航”软件。

5) The computer producer and the provider of Green Dam should report the number of sold and pre-installed computers to the Ministry of Industry and Informatization and give suggestions monthly during 2009. From 2010, they should report the number of last year yearly before the end of February.

五、计算机生产者和“绿坝-花季护航”软件提供者在2009年内应按月向工业和信息化部软件服务业司报送上月计算机销售数量、过滤软件预装数量及工作建议，自2010年起于每年2月底之前上报上一年度数据。

Posted at Sun Jun 14 13:42:05 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/171849 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/171849 Cindy Sun Jun 14 13:42:05 UTC 2009
The Green Dam is meant to protect the children from the bad information on the Internet. It will block the documents which contains tthe sensitive keywords such as "sex" and "Communist Party", and will also bock the pornographic photos.

But the algorithm of the Green Dam is not very mature actually. It tells whether or not the photo is pornographic by the percentage of colors. The result is a cartoon of Garfield is judged as pornographic and a picture of a naked black woman is not.

The government has paid 40,000,000 RMB for the Green Dam for one year, and who will pay for it in the next year is not clear.

The Green Dam has already brought a lot of legal and social problems. The mandatory preinstallation is against the anti-monopolization. Certainly, it will bring more problem in the future.

Posted at Thu Jun 11 11:17:59 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/169729 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/169729 Cindy Thu Jun 11 11:17:59 UTC 2009 Maybe you are not familiar with this field.
But you can help me with the grammar, spelling and expression.
Thank you!


Test System is inevitable to have defects and bugs as the growing of scale and complexity, so debugging and maintenance of Test System are becoming more and more important. It can not be done without the support of System under Test (SUT). But the SUT may have faults or change, and is unsuitable for Test System debugging. Furthermore, Test System model is on a higher level and not involved in execution details, so it can not communicate with the actual SUT. The SUT Interactive Behavioral Model was designed based on Finite State Machine. It can describe the normal and failure interactive behaviors of the SUT. A Model Engine was developed to implement the interactive behaviors. The SUT Interactive Behavioral Model can simulate the interactive behaviors of SUT and help to debug the Test System and check the design of the SUT as well. Finally, we showed how to use the Interactive Behavioral Model to describe the interactive behaviors of a SIP Application and how to communicate with the TTCN-3 test system or a SIP softphone XLite by the Model Engine.

Posted at Fri Jun 05 07:25:50 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/165004 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/165004 Cindy Fri Jun 05 07:25:50 UTC 2009
The speed limit was 50km/h, but some witnesses said the speed of the car was more than 100km/h and the body was thrown 5 meters high and 20 meters far.

The car has been modified, which was not permitted to be driven on the streets. The man who drove the car was very rich, and he has been punished twice because of overspeed.

The dead man graduated from a good university and he could have a very promising future and he planed to get married with his girlfriend. It made me feel really sad.

A few days later, the police said the speed was only 70km/h. The saying evoked the rage of many people. The new word "70km" became very popular on the Internet.

Finally, the family of the dead got 1130,000 RMB from the driver.

We were angry because of the unfairness and gap between the rich and the poor.

Posted at Thu Jun 04 11:12:31 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/164291 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/164291 Cindy Thu Jun 04 11:12:31 UTC 2009 Boy:(to the audience) I have a problem with talking to people especially the female. So when I want to buy a bottle of beer, it's like this.
=========================================================================
Girl:Good Morning, sir. May I help you?

Boy:........

Girl:Maybe you want cigarette?

Boy:(shake head)

Girl:Some Ice Cream?

Boy:(shake head)

Girl:Lollipop?

Boy:(shake head)

Girl:Oh! Maybe you need a bottle of beer!

Boy:(nod head)

Girl:We have Qingdao beer, Beijing beer and Yanjing beer. Which one do you want?

Boy:........

Girl:Qingdao beer?

Boy:(shake head)

Girl:Beijing beer?

Boy:(shake head)

Girl:Yanjing beer?

Boy:(nod head)

Girl:5 Yuan, please.

Boy:(give the money)

Girl:Here you are.

Boy:(leave)


(He went home and turn on the TV set. A woman on the TV said:)
When you want to talk to a girl, do you feel like you are tongue-tied and your brain are blank and your hands sweat.
Don't worry, we can help you.
Here comes the Liar Liar's supernatural pills!
Only one pill then you will become the Prince Charming!
And the price is lower than it can be imagined!
30 pills only for $99.
Only for $99!
What are you waiting for?
6563452. Pick up your phone as soon as possible!
That is 6563452.
Fist come first served.

(After take the pills)
Boy: Nice day isn't it?

Girl: it surely is. I love the hot summer.

Boy: I'm Jack.

Girl: I'm Rose.

Boy: What do you do?

Girl: I'm an artist. What about you?

Boy: I'm a rocket scientist.

Girl: Very impressive.

Boy: I've got 2 tickets for Titanic. Do you want to go with me?

Girl: I'm glad to.

Boy: Great. (carelessly drop the pills)

Girl: Oh, the Liar Liar's supernatural pills! So you are a shy boy, are you?

Boy: I'm afraid I am.

Girl: My ex-boyfriend always talks to much. That's why we break up. I believe speech is silver, silence is gold.

Boy: Farewell Liar Liar's supernatural pills!（throw the pills）

Posted at Thu Jun 04 10:32:29 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/164273 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/164273 Cindy Thu Jun 04 10:32:29 UTC 2009
In the north of China, a longtime drought is still last. I learned from the news that the famers there began to water the crops by well or pump water from the river. Before, they almost waited for the rain. If the drought continues, the harvest will shrink definitely.

Posted at Thu Feb 12 06:28:45 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/86315 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/86315 Cindy Thu Feb 12 06:28:45 UTC 2009
I have read the novel Right Ho, Jeeves. In the novel, Mr. Wooster gave some unwise advise to others and caused some serious misunderstanding between three couples. At last, Jeeves played a trick with Mr. Wooster and the couples forgave each other.

It's a novel with a good sense of humour. Each charactor in it has their own features, especially Jeeves.

Posted at Wed Feb 11 12:00:52 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/85823 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/85823 Cindy Wed Feb 11 12:00:52 UTC 2009
This week we watched a movie called Four Wedding and a Funeral. Then the teacher asked the boys whether or not they would marry a girl who had been with a lot of men. Most of they said no and one said, "I don't care if I'm the last one".

Time is changing and the Chinesemen are still conservative.

Posted at Tue Dec 16 08:15:42 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/58070 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/58070 Cindy Tue Dec 16 08:15:42 UTC 2008 I gave my opinion that the parents in China wouldn't tell their children their uncle commited a suicide because he was gay and he losted his lover.
Because in China this kind of topic can't be discussed between parents and children.
In most family, parents never talk about sex with their children even some necessary sex education.
Because the parents think that if their children don't know it then they won't do it.
I know this is very ridiculous. But it's true. The parents really think so.
But Peter didn't believe this.
I think this is the real cultural diffenence.

Posted at Tue Nov 18 13:42:45 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/45475 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/45475 Cindy Tue Nov 18 13:42:45 UTC 2008 It's about a genius student Ben. He wanted to go to Harvard Medical School, but he didn't have enough money.So he entered a group who played Blackjack in Lars Vegas every weekend. They did not gamble but calculate the cards. They have some secrete words and gestures to inform others the situation. Ben did win a lot of money.But he started to lose himself because of the money. And he had been watched and caught...

It is impressed me much that the question about goat and car.
There is there doors and two goats and one car are behind them.You need to pick out the car.
First you need to choose one door. The host knows where the car is, so he remove one door that isn't have the car.
Then you chose again. You may insist or change another door.
Most of the people think the probability of each door has the car is 50 percent.
But Ben gave his answer. If you change, you have 66.7 percent to win. If you don't change, you have only 33.3 percent.
I'm really confused.

By the way, I think Jim Sturgess is really cute. He looks like Paul McCartney and Edward Norton both! That is very strange.

Posted at Sun Nov 16 08:26:35 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/44544 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/44544 Cindy Sun Nov 16 08:26:35 UTC 2008
Posted at Thu Nov 13 04:55:12 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/43235 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/43235 Cindy Thu Nov 13 04:55:12 UTC 2008
Olive is a seven year old girl, wearing glasses and a little fat.
The father is a man eager to be successful. He always says "There are two kinds of people, the winners and the losers". He gives a lot of speech about how to get success, but few people listen to him.
The older brother is a boy determined to be a pilot. He took a vow never to speak any more.
The grandpa always speaks with dirty words.Everyday he lockes his door and takes drugs.
The Uncle is a gay. He loved a man who didn't love him, so he tried to kill himself.

This is the family. All of them are losers in the traditional point of view.
But one day, Little Olive wants to participate the Little Miss Sunshine, a beauty contest. And the family decide to drive to California.

One of the brother's line impressed me much, "Do what we wanna do, fXXk the rest".
Sometimes we need to chase our dream and forget about the rest things. Life has its twists and turns, and all we need to do is enjoy the good part and never give up our dreams.

Posted at Wed Nov 12 02:52:41 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/42766 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/42766 Cindy Wed Nov 12 02:52:41 UTC 2008 I must say I was totally moved, especially the story of a black woman over 100.
The woman had no right to vote in the past, because she was black and she was a woman.
She experienced the economic depression in the 1920s, and she saw people conquer it.
She witnessed the tyranny during second world war, and she lived to see people defeated it.
She also witnessed the racial discrimination, Apollo landed on the Moon, the falling of Berlin Wall, and so many historic moments.
And she voted for the first time, not for herself, but for the country, for the dream of all the Americans.
Yes, we can!

Posted at Thu Nov 06 13:46:37 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/40681 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/40681 Cindy Thu Nov 06 13:46:37 UTC 2008 One day, he found a mouse in his appartment.
He tried to catch the mouse in many ways, from the glue to the cage.
Yesterday, he caught the mouse by the cage.
He was so happy.
And he play his mandolin to the mouse!

Posted at Wed Nov 05 03:29:35 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/40133 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/40133 Cindy Wed Nov 05 03:29:35 UTC 2008
It is about global warming, and starring by the former vice president of America Al Gore.

In this film, he presented many signs of global warming and called on us to do something to prevent it.

I often think that it is very important to protect the environment, but I really don't know how to do that. We can't make the decision of whether or not to construct a dam. We are nobody. But the ones who make the decision are not so concerned about the environment. They only think about the money they make.

So I'm going to keep taking a bus to go to school and reuseing the water after shower.

Posted at Mon Oct 27 13:33:40 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/36601 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/36601 Cindy Mon Oct 27 13:33:40 UTC 2008 I decided to use Lang-8, because I want to practice my English.
So please point out my mistake, and I'm very appreciate that.

My name is Cindy.
I'm in Beijing.
Now I'm studying in college for my Master Degree.
My major is Computer Science.
I've been learning English for more than 10 years!
But I still feel my English is not good enogh.
I love a variety of music, from opera to rock.
And I'm very addicted to reading.
One of my favorite author is John Maxwell Coetzee.

I hope to find some friends here and thanks for reading!

Posted at Sun Oct 26 14:29:46 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/36164 http://www.lang-8.com/15636/journals/36164 Cindy Sun Oct 26 14:29:46 UTC 2008